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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I watched this documentary with my husband and his main criticism was that the kids appeared to be from different socioeconomic backgrounds than the majority of Dalton kids.  To him, adding financial disadvantages diluted the issue the documentary was seeking to address.
I think the critism about Idris' parents here is unfair.  To me the movie showed two different paths to the same goal: getting our kids to college without a major hitch.  Both parents achieved that.[/quote]

It's not clear whether or not the Brewsters were financially disadvantaged.  Both parents are ivy-league educated professionals and owned two homes.

Seun's family, yes, their financial disadvantage clearly presented an extra stumbling block.  [/quote]

What stumbling block did Seun's family present? Not arguing, just curious.

While they didn't appear wealthy, it didn't seem that finances were a stumbling block. After all, it's not as if he was denied tutoring due to finances.

And yeah, I don't think the Brewster's were at a (huge) financial disadvantage. They're educated, have the two homes, there was talk of summer camps (French for a week, basketball one summer). Idris played basketball and there was a scene of him playing a clarinet. I believe the Brewsters were playing humble in this documentary with the 'middle class' label. [/quote]

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